? Environmental Justice Archives ? ? 19 articles ? 3/10/05 Agent Orange Case for Millions of Vietnamese Is Dismissed n a decision that could close a controversial Vietnam-era chapter of American history, a federal judge in Brooklyn today dismissed a damage suit filed on behalf of millions of Vietnamese that claimed American chemical companies committed war crimes by supplying the military with the defoliant Agent Orange. The civil suit, filed last year, had sought what could have been billions of dollars in damages and the environmental cleanup of Vietnam. The suit drew international attention for its claims about Agent Orange, which was widely used by the American military to clear the jungle until 1971. New York Times ? ? 11/23/04 Central Valley Town Suffers High Cancer Rates, With No Explanation MCFARLAND, Calif. - Many children in McFarland are losing their most basic right: The right to live and be happy. Dozens of children suffer from some type of cancer or birth defects. Since the first cases in 1983, until now, the problem continues to be grave and exasperating for parents and cruel to children. Noticiero Semanal, News Feature/ncmonline.com ? ? 7/14/04 MALDEF Applauds The Sierra Club's Report "Latino Communities At Risk" MALDEF ? ? 7/6/04 Latino Communities at Risk: How Bush Administration Policies Harm Our Communities oneworld.net ? ? 6/6/04 Marjie Lundstrom: A Bounty of Apathy as Farm Workers Plagued by Pesticides Sacramento Bee ? ? 5/21/04 Northern California Tribes Push for Higher Profile in Water Battles, Salmon Debates ncmonline.com ? ? 4/26/04 Earth Day Letter to Latinos: President Bush's Policies Help Polluters of Barrios Ecocentro/ncmonline.com ? ? 4/20/04 First Black Awarded 'Green Nobel' Prize www.blackamericaweb.com ? ? 4/12/04 Maine's Second-Class Indians: Betrayed by EPA AntiRacismNet.org ? ? 3/16/04 Scientists Back Navajos Fighting Uranium Mining indiancountry.com ? ? 3/12/04 Rabbi Bears Witness to Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest by U.S. Oil Company The Jewish News Weekly/ncmonline ? ? 3/9/04 Race Studied As Factor in Blood Lead Disparities, Higher Levels Occur In Black Children washingtonpost.com ? ? 2/12/04 Bill Gives Communities Facing Environmental Discrimination Fighting Chance civilrights.org ? ? 12/22/03 Oppose the CLEAR Act civilrights.org ? ? 10/27/03 Black Neighbors Know U.S. Still Ignores Environmental Justice Pacific News Service, News Feature ? ? 9/15/03 U.S. Myopia On Nuclear Materials Needs Attention indiancountry.com ? ? 8/29/03 Shale Maulana, Center for Environmental Citizenship Grist Magazine ? ? 8/8/03 Tobacco Fights to Advertise Mr Job Ssemwanga* (not real name) is an 18-year-old senior six student in one of the city's schools. He started smoking when he was in senior threeat 15 years. AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine ? ? 1/8/03 Stakes Is High The Nation ? ?